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Okowa Demand Zero Tolerance On Polio

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Ifeanyi Okowa has called for zero polio tolerance.
News Rain Nigeria reports that Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor on Friday called on concerned stakeholders to come together and make Nigeria and Africa polio-free.

Okowa Demand Zero Tolerance On Polio

Ifeanyi Okowa made the disclosure while hosting the District Governor of Rotary International District 9141, Virginia Major, in Asaba Government House.
Governor Okowa called on the stakeholders in the health sector to focus on surveillance and routine immunization towards achieving zero polio in Nigeria and Africa.
Okowa said that the importance of Rotary International in the society could not be over-emphasized, adding that the assistance it gave to ensure that Nigeria was declared free of white poliovirus was commendable.
He reassured the state government’s commitment to ensuring that polio was kept at zero levels in Delta, stating the ongoing free healthcare for children from zero to five years and pregnant women in the state was aimed at providing sustainable health care for the vulnerable.
“Now that we have attained the Polio-free status, we must keep our eyes focused on surveillance and routine immunization to ensure that the virus does not return.
“It’s time for us to scale up routine immunization to ensure that not less than 80 percent of children are immunized against all childhood diseases.
While speaking, the Rotarian Major said, that she and her team were in Delta to inaugurate several life-changing projects executed by Rotary Clubs in the state.
She said that the men and women of Rotary in Delta were doing phenomenal work that had led to the inauguration of 10 projects in water sanitation, economic empowerment, and in other critical areas.
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